At least 18 major roads, 29 streets and five lanes will be upgraded by the urban road agency in the city centre. Some of the roads to be upgraded are Dubois, Tsavo, Temple, Haile Selassie, Lagos and Taveta.

KRB Executive Director Jacob Ruwa explained, “The fuel levy fund managed by the Kenya Roads Board is shared with the road agencies where Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) gets 40 per cent, Kenya Rural Roads Authority 21. 8 per cent, Kenya Urban Roads Authority 10.2 per cent, county governments 15 per cent and Kenya Wildlife Service one per cent. KRB retains the remaining 10 per cent which it allocates to road agencies on a case-by-case basis and another two per cent for its operations.”

Three Chinese companies, namely China Wu Yi, Sinohydro Corporation and China Roads and Bridges Corporation, have won tenders to upgrade the roads.